The simplicity of Tetris written on Thursday, December 15, 2005 by Mysteries/Conspiracies Poster Submitted by: Aaron Thompson Why do people get obsessed with the simplicity of Tetris?? The conclusion: Aaron, Tetris is anything but simple. The shapes required are only rectangles and squares. Sure, but what about the motions? You don't think that the designers of the game didn't want people to get hypnotized? Well they did, and they do.